Model year 2011 · U502 (2011–2019)

2011 Ford Explorer specs

The 2011 Ford Explorer tows 2,000–5,000 lb, has 7.6 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,557–4,731 lb at the curb and measures 197.2 in long, by configuration, per Ford’s own documents.

We hold 2 configurations of the 2011 Explorer, and Ford gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 2
Documents: 4

2016 Sport 3.5L EcoBoost V6 4WD, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2011 Explorer configuration

2 retail configurations sold in 2011, each with the figures Ford publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Ford gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

20112 configurations

2011 Ford Explorer U502: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Curb weight
All trims 3.5L Ti-VCT V6 FWD	7.6 in	21.7°	16.5°	21.4°	2,000 lb5,000 lb¹	4,557 lb
All trims 3.5L Ti-VCT V6 4WD	7.6 in	21.7°	16.5°	21.4°	2,000 lb5,000 lb¹	4,731 lb

MakerSources: Ford.com 2011 Explorer specifications page · 2011 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2011 Ford Explorer (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

¹ With the Class III Trailer Tow Package (52T; Heavy-Duty Trailer Tow Package in 2011-2015 guides): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2011

The 2011 is the earliest Explorer model year we hold, so there is nothing before it to compare.

03 / Sources

The 2011 documents

4 documents behind the 2011 Explorer’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

04 / Keep going

More on the Explorer

Explorer U502Every U502 configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2011–2019).Open the U502 specs 2011 Explorer towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing table Explorer tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes Explorer specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

These are Ford’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.